EU energy summit: leaders strike landmark security deal

1. 15:00 UTC

   Deal confirmed

   The Council president confirms all 27 member states have signed the framework agreement.

2. 14:28 UTC

   Final session begins

   Leaders return to the negotiating table after a two-hour break, sources say a deal is close.

3. 13:13 UTC

   Markets react

   European gas futures fall 6% on reports that an agreement is within reach.

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4. 12:18 UTC

   Key sticking point

   Disagreement remains over how to fund joint storage facilities across the bloc.

5. 10:38 UTC

   Summit opens

   Leaders arrive in Brussels for what officials call a make-or-break meeting.